title: Pentalogy of cantrell: surgical resection of a biventricular diverticulum.
abstract: Pentalogy of Cantrell is a rare diagnosis consisting of several midline defects of the sternum, abdominal wall, diaphragm, pericardium, and heart. One of the known features is ventricular diverticulum that can represent a technical challenge surgically. This is a follow-up case report of the successful simultaneous resection of a biventricular diverticulum and omphalocele repair after previous report of repair of complex intracardiac disease in the same patient.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric and Congenital Heart Diseases, Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bellotti
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Alex B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Golden
authors.forename: Constantine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mavroudis
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vachhani
keywords: cardiac anatomy/pathologic anatomy; congenital heart disease; congenital heart surgery; omphalocele; pentalogy of Cantrell; ventricular diverticulum